Security Risk Management
Using CVE and CWE data to prioritise remediation
Using CVE and CWE data to prioritise remediation For many UK SMEs, vulnerability management can become a long list of issues, scanner results, supplier notices, and patch requests. It is easy to ...
Aligning security architecture to business objectives for UK SMEs
Aligning security architecture to business objectives for UK SMEs For many UK SMEs, security architecture starts as a set of sensible controls: multi-factor authentication, backups, logging, access restrictions, and secure configuration. Those ...
Why digital forensics matters after an incident
When a security incident happens, the immediate focus is usually on stopping the damage. That is sensible. But once the first pressure has eased, another question matters just as much: what actually ...
How third-party software introduces cyber risk for UK SMEs
How third-party software introduces cyber risk for UK SMEs Most UK SMEs rely on software they did not build themselves. That includes accounting platforms, customer relationship systems, payroll tools, booking systems, collaboration ...
Automating security testing as part of release pipelines
Automating security testing as part of release pipelines For many UK SMEs, software delivery has to balance speed, stability, and security. Release pipelines help teams move changes from code to production in ...
Designing systems to handle failure gracefully for UK SMEs
Designing systems to handle failure gracefully for UK SMEs Most business systems will fail at some point. That is not a sign that the design is poor. It is a sign that ...
Risk assessment and treatment under ISO 27001 explained
Risk assessment and treatment under ISO 27001 explained For many UK SMEs, ISO 27001 can feel more complicated than it needs to be. In practice, the standard is asking for something quite ...
Using incidents and alerts to improve defence
Using incidents and alerts to improve defence For many UK SMEs, incidents and alerts are treated as a queue to clear. Something fires, someone checks it, and the team moves on. That ...
Common Cyber Essentials failures and how to avoid them
Common Cyber Essentials failures and how to avoid them For many UK SMEs, Cyber Essentials is less about chasing perfection and more about proving that the basics are in place and working ...
Executive exposure risks explained for SMEs
Executive exposure risks explained for SMEs For many small and medium-sized businesses, the biggest risk is not that a criminal knows the company exists. It is that they can quickly learn who ...

